Can you ever really move forward if you can’t claim your own story? How does your story impact the stories of others? Today’s guest, Jacqueline Pena, shares not only her own story of triumph over the trauma of growing up with an alcoholic parent, but how to use your story to examine your past, understand your relationships, and choose your future.
Highlight Reel:
1:40 A Dominican Woman With an Alcoholic Parent
4:10 Where Does the Story Begin?
8:50 This Is My Father
10:30 Alcohol and Mental Health
12:10 This Is All I Can Stand
13:00 You Can’t Fix It Because It’s Not You
16:10 How Did I Get to This Place?
23:00 Bringing My Father to Miami
27:30 What Blocked This Story?
29:30 Empowerment Through Storytelling
34:50 How Stories Lead to Forgiveness
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/iclajvFTeXo
Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!
